well i’m standing by a river but the water doesn’t flow it boils with every poison you can think of and i’m underneath the streetlights but the light of joy i know scared beyond belief way down in the shadows and the perverted fear of violence chokes a smile on every face and common sense is ringing out the bells this ain’t no technological breakdown oh no, this is the road to h*ll and all the roads jam up with credit and there’s nothing you can do it’s all just bits of paper flying away from you look out world take a good look what comes down here you must learn this lesson fast and learn it well this ain’t no upwardly mobile freeway oh no, this is the road to h*ll